The Secret Life of John Paul II is a book recently translated into English written by Lino Zani a friend of the late Pope. The title promises more than it delivers, but it does present some nice behind the scenes look at Blessed Pope John Paul II. The title though sounds more like a tell-all book, but that might help more people read it. I remember once hearing a story from a Protestant women who is the sister of a... Read more

The Iron Wyrm Affair, by the improbably named Lilith Saintcrow, is the first in a projected series of novels involving Prime Sorceress Emma Bannon and Mentath Archibald Clare. The setting is a kind of mash-up of steampunk and urban fantasy in an alternative England where Queen Victrix has just married her consort, Prince Alberich, where Clockhorses strain and whinny, and where young toughs have themselves Altered with mechanical limbs. Bannon is a powerful sorceress in the service of the Queen,... Read more

Jeff Miller reviewed this book with significantly different comments so be sure to read that also! Odd Apocalypse by Dean Koontz My rating: 2 of 5 stars Once presided over by a flamboyant Hollywood mogul during the Roaring ’20s, the magnificent West Coast property known as Roseland is now home to a reclusive billionaire financier and his faithful servants. And, at least for the moment, it’s also a port in the storm for Odd Thomas and his traveling companion, the... Read more

The Wise Man’s fear is book two of the Kingkiller Chronicle.  I previously reviewed the first book in the series. Some of the problems I found in the first book were somewhat diminished while some new ones were added.   This book demonstrates much more character development regarding Kvothe that tempers his pride and he is able to interact with others much more because of this.  His reliance on lying and not revealing the truth about his past continues to cause... Read more